Newcastle University

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Newcastle University, a prestigious Russell Group institution, is renowned for its research excellence, particularly in medical sciences, engineering, and sustainability. It offers a vibrant academic environment with strong faculties in Medicine, Engineering, and Architecture, alongside a highly-regarded Business School. For international students, the university provides extensive support through its dedicated International Office, offering pre-sessional English courses, an international welcome program, and ongoing welfare assistance. A distinctive characteristic is its pioneering work in areas like ageing and sustainable cities, making it a hub for impactful global research. The university fosters a truly global community within a friendly and affordable city.

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The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, which trades as Newcastle University, is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a founding member of the Russell Group, an association of research-intensive UK universities. The university's history began with the School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in Newcastle in 1834, and the College of Physical Science (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form the larger division of the federal University of Durham, with the Durham Colleges forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form King's College in 1937. In 1963, following an act of Parliament, King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The university is subdivided into three faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Faculty of Medical Sciences; and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. The university offers over 200 full-time undergraduate degree programmes and over...

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